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gkhouston

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3. Actually, you can't reply directed to a hidden post.

Reply to humblebum (Original post)

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 11:45 PM

Jan 2013

People could certainly refer to hidden posts elsewhere in the thread, though. Otherwise, you could deliberately say something provocative in an attempt to shut down a thread.

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Why are posters allowed to respond to another poster's replies after that poster has had a post [View all] humblebum Jan 2013 OP

That's part of the incentive for people to post things that won't get hidden. ( n/t ) Make7 Jan 2013 #1

Pretty difficult to say what will or will not be hidden. nt humblebum Jan 2013 #2

How many polite, on-topic, substantive posts have you seen hidden? Make7 Jan 2013 #6

Actually,you are probably more right than wrong.. Oldenuff Jan 2013 #5

Actually, you can't reply directed to a hidden post. gkhouston Jan 2013 #3

I didn't say they responded to the hidden post, but rather to another post in the same thread humblebum Jan 2013 #4

I disagree. Make7 Jan 2013 #7

Interesting. I'm still getting the "cannot reply to hidden messages" icon where the gkhouston Jan 2013 #8